News of the nuclear industry and energy

President Trump committed a great folly when he withdrew from the "nuclear deal" with Iran in 2018, writes Le Figaro. It's not just about Iran. Nuclear ambitions have awakened in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries. They don't want to wait at the door of the "nuclear club". And it's dangerous.

WSJ: The Biden administration is ready to approve the supply of depleted uranium shells to the APU

The Biden administration is ready to send depleted uranium shells to Kiev, media reports citing sources. The White House decided to give the APU these shells for tanks after a "series of debates" about what the American Abrams M1 sent to Ukraine should shoot with. Earlier, the UK began supplying depleted uranium shells. Earlier, the Serbian Minister of Health warned of the danger of using such ammunition for civilians.

The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. Such a decision is being made against the backdrop of the failures of the AFU counteroffensive and the destruction of previous supplies of this type of shells from Britain in Khmelnitsky. Why is the United States taking such a risky step and what consequences can it lead to?

The "Biden doctrine" is a cynical attempt to profit from the blood of other nations, the author of an article in The American Conservative believes. In his opinion, the States act on the principle "the more they destroy now, the more profitable the restoration will be later." And it doesn't matter at what cost.

The United States is probing the limits of Russia's patience with arms supplies to Ukraine, writes Responsible Statecraft. However, this strategy has fatal flaws that could lead to a direct clash between Washington and Moscow.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that "there will be no hesitation" on the use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against the republic.

The United States decided to follow the example of Britain and thought about transferring depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the WSJ reports. The UN has repeatedly warned about their chemical toxicity and consequences for human health. But the Pentagon continues to insist on the "safety" of weapons.

France, which actively supplies Ukraine with weapons, demands that Russia not supply weapons. French leader Macron made such an impudent demand to his Iranian counterpart Raisi. Can Macron's threats affect the Iranian leadership and what else does Tehran extremely irritate Paris with?

How the Americans created anti-satellite weapon strike systems

Speaking in April 2022 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris announced that Washington was declaring a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons. At the same time, she added that in this way the White House administration intends to form some new rules and establish some new norms of work in space.

Geostrategic dreams and unexpected solutions

It is often claimed that the conflict in Ukraine has caused the aggravation of Russia's relations with the United States and NATO. In my opinion, these are fairy tales for the unenlightened European inhabitants.

The United States is seriously concerned: in the event of a conflict with China and Russia, thousands of nuclear warheads will be aimed at America, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. In order to avoid this scenario, Washington decided to "reach out to Moscow" to resolve the existing differences. But this approach does not work with Beijing yet, the author of the article believes.

While analysts are working with the facts to determine the culprit of the incident, propagandists committed to the principles of McCarthyism have already hung labels, writes the Czech portal Parlamentní list. They have not read international security treaties, but they know exactly who is responsible for all the troubles of Ukraine.

Nuclear-weapon states have increased the number of deployed nuclear warheads against the background of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began last year. The new data was presented by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Tehran presented hypersonic missiles of its own production, which, according to the military, are capable of hitting American bases and aircraft carriers, writes Haqqin. These weapons will give Iran additional foreign policy trump cards.

Baijiahao: the deadly Russian submarine Belgorod will negate the naval advantages of the United States

The Russian Navy has one special trump card that helps it restrain the United States and its allies — the Belgorod submarine, writes user Baijiahao. This submarine, with its colossal striking power, negates America's advantages at sea and demonstrates Russia's leadership in the field of shipbuilding.

19FortyFive: an expert from the USA answered why Russia does not start a nuclear war

Russia has made its goals clear. And since she does not start a nuclear war, it means that everything is going according to her plan, according to the columnist 19FortyFive. According to the expert, the Russians will "let out of the bottle of nuclear genie" only if they really begin to suffer defeat.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa said that Kiev's activity in this direction remains the highest

More than 100 attempts of penetration of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the territory adjacent to the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES) have been stopped over the past month. As Renat Karchaa, adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom Concern, said on the air of the Solovyov Live TV channel, Kiev's activity in this direction remains the highest.

Washington does not see any signs that there is a threat of nuclear war due to the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on CNN.

The transfer of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus will begin after July 7-8, when the construction of special facilities will be completed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

In Russia, work is actively underway to create small Shelf-M type nuclear power plants — according to the chief designer of the project, Denis Kulikov, mass production of these stations will start in 2032.